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Adonijah was the fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel
Samuel

Samuel is a leader of History of ancient Israel and Judah in the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.His status, as viewed by rabbinical literature, is that he was the last of the Biblical judges and the first of the major Prophet#Judaism who began to prophesy inside the Land of Israel....
 (See: 2 Sam. 3:4), which is contained in the Bible
Bible

The Bible is the central religious text of Judaism and Christianity. The exact Books of the Bible is dependent on the religious traditions of specific denominations....
.

r the death of his elder brothers Amnon
Amnon

File:Convito di Ansalonne.jpgAmnon , according to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, was the eldest son of David , king of Israel, with his wife, Ahinoam....
 and Absalom
Absalom

Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David , king of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. He had no sons. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom....
, he became heir-apparent to the throne, but Solomon
Solomon

Solomon is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David. He is also called Jedidiah in the Tanakh , and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following th...
, a younger brother, was preferred to him. Adonijah, however, when his father was dying, caused himself to be proclaimed king. But Nathan
Nathan (Prophet)

Nathan the Prophet was a court prophet who lived in the time of King David and his wife Bathsheba. He came to David to reprimand him over his committing adultery with Bathsheba while she was the wife of Uriah....
 and Bathsheba
Bathsheba

According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David , king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah....
 induced David to give orders that Solomon should immediately be proclaimed and admitted to the throne.

Adonijah fled and took refuge at the altar, receiveing pardon for his conduct from Solomon
Solomon

Solomon is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David. He is also called Jedidiah in the Tanakh , and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following th...
 on the condition that he showed himself "a worthy man" (1 Kings
Books of Kings

The Books of Kings are a part of Judaism's Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. They were originally written in Hebrew language and were later included by Christianity as part of the Old Testament....
 1:5-53).






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Adonijah was the fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel
Samuel

Samuel is a leader of History of ancient Israel and Judah in the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.His status, as viewed by rabbinical literature, is that he was the last of the Biblical judges and the first of the major Prophet#Judaism who began to prophesy inside the Land of Israel....
 (See: 2 Sam. 3:4), which is contained in the Bible
Bible

The Bible is the central religious text of Judaism and Christianity. The exact Books of the Bible is dependent on the religious traditions of specific denominations....
.

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After the death of his elder brothers Amnon
Amnon

File:Convito di Ansalonne.jpgAmnon , according to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, was the eldest son of David , king of Israel, with his wife, Ahinoam....
 and Absalom
Absalom

Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David , king of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. He had no sons. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom....
, he became heir-apparent to the throne, but Solomon
Solomon

Solomon is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David. He is also called Jedidiah in the Tanakh , and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following th...
, a younger brother, was preferred to him. Adonijah, however, when his father was dying, caused himself to be proclaimed king. But Nathan
Nathan (Prophet)

Nathan the Prophet was a court prophet who lived in the time of King David and his wife Bathsheba. He came to David to reprimand him over his committing adultery with Bathsheba while she was the wife of Uriah....
 and Bathsheba
Bathsheba

According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David , king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah....
 induced David to give orders that Solomon should immediately be proclaimed and admitted to the throne.

Adonijah fled and took refuge at the altar, receiveing pardon for his conduct from Solomon
Solomon

Solomon is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David. He is also called Jedidiah in the Tanakh , and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following th...
 on the condition that he showed himself "a worthy man" (1 Kings
Books of Kings

The Books of Kings are a part of Judaism's Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. They were originally written in Hebrew language and were later included by Christianity as part of the Old Testament....
 1:5-53). He afterwards made a second attempt to gain the throne, by trying to marry David's last woman, Abishag
Abishag

Abishag - a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to be a helper and servant to David in his geriatrics. Among Abishag's jobs was to lie next to David and keep him warm; however, David did not have sex with her due to the fact that he already had eighteen wives ....
 from Shunem
Shunem

Shunem is a little village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa ....
, but Solomon denied authorization for such an engagement, even though Bathsheba now pleaded on Adonijah's behalf. He was then seized and put to death (1 Kings 2:13-25).

See also

  • Araunah#Identity of Araunah
    Araunah

    Araunah is the name given by the Books of Samuel to a Jebusite who owned a threshing floor that was purchased by David and turned into an altar....